Sheltered Workshops and Special Minimum Wage Workers

A license authorizing payment of a special minimum wage to a disabled worker is also issued to for-profit business establishments and disabled individuals. The special minimum wage paid to disabled workers must be commensurate with their productivity and wage compared with those of experienced workers who are not disabled but perform essentially the same type, quality, and quantity of work in the same vicinity as the disabled worker. The license has a specific duration and minimum wage that must be paid to those employed in each program. (See Labor Code section 1191.)